Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Review: Frankenstein (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
It’s been a busy year for old Frankenstein and his monster. This is the third production I’ve seen this year, and there have been a...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: The Mousetrap (Theatre Royal Glasgow)
Ironically, there’s something very reliable about a big-theatre mystery. For all the suspense and suspicion, you can be sure there will...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Heart of Darkness (Tron Theatre)
Just when I thought we were beginning to move away from black stories being told through white eyes, the surprise win for “Green Book”...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: All My Sons (Dundee Rep)
Arthur Miller’s dense drama is one of those rare plays that will always be relevant, in some way or another. Concealing and ultimately...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Party Time & Celebration/ Pinter Six (Harold Pinter Theatre)
To mark the ten-year anniversary of the eponymous Harold Pinter’s death, director Jamie Lloyd and his company have been performing their...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Review: Jekyll & Hyde (Isaac Theatre Royal)
I can't say I have encountered many theatre companies that stick to a strict formula. Yet, when I heard that A Slightly Isolated Dog were...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Young Vic Theatre)
"What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?" From the glossy sheen of the Young Vic's production of the classic Tennessee William's...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest (The Elms)
No matter the strength of a production, I will always take my hat off to open air performances. There is always a great deal of risk and...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Medea on Media (C)
When is a production of Medea not a production of Medea? Apparently, when the Koreans do it. Theatre group Seongbukdong Beedoolkee have...
Flora Gosling
- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Review: Mies Julie (Assembly Rooms)
Adaptations in new settings can change an entire production. Sometimes you can take a Shakespeare play, for example, set it in post-World...